ICON co-directors Mou, Sundaram to lead Saab-ONR project aimed at enhancing battlespace threat awareness
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has selected Purdue University to partner with Saab on the development of next-wave artificial intelligence capabilities to increase battlespace situational awareness by automatically detecting and characterizing threats in complex environments.
The Threat and Situational Understanding with Networked-Online Machine Intelligence (TSUNOMI) program will capitalize on Saab’s growing presence in West Lafayette, leveraging its advanced manufacturing facility and engineering resources. While the technologies developed through TSUNOMI are first intended for transition to a naval unmanned surface vessel, they are extensible to other markets, such as military radar systems and commercial airport applications that are complementary to Saab’s growing portfolio in the United States.
The total grant from ONR to Saab is approximately $13 million, of which an anticipated $4.3 million will filter to Purdue as a four-year subcontract through Saab.
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Media contact: Brian Huchel, bhuchel@purdue.edu
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